How to Talk Like a Skater

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Skaters might as well have their language. Sometimes it is hard to understand what they are saying, and it can be even harder to learn to talk like one. But this wikiHow will describe common terms that skaters use, and teach you how to talk like one simply and understandably.

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Use certain phrases. Common words include: Newb or Newbie- A Beginner. ( So I see you must be a newbie, huh dude?) Sick - The connotation varies. Sometimes used to describe something awesome. Other times it is used to say something was horrible. Insane - Way crazier than sick Sketchy - A negative word. It can be used to... Describe a skate spot. (Ex. A rail that was bent and rusty) Describe a person. (Ex. Some guy trying to get you to come and talk to him in a dark alley) Describe the landing. (Ex. Someone almost falls when they land a trick. Usually, a person shakes abnormally/does repetitive small kickturns to regain their balance.) Stoked - Excited or happy about something. Pop - Slamming the tail of your board into the ground (what must be done to do most tricks). Can also be used to describe how well your board pops up when the tail is smacked into the ground (Ex. A board that doesn't go very high would be described as having bad pop. Boards that go high would have good pop.) Nose - The front of a board. Tail - The back of a board. Dude - Can be used as a pronoun (Ex. Did you see what that dude just did?). Also, it can be used as an interjection (Ex. (You get slapped) Dude!) Chick - Girl Clean - A perfect landing. Clean is the total opposite of sketchy. Crash - Sleep Poser - Someone who says that they are better than anyone when they can barely do anything. Rad - Something cool, like sick Ill - Sicker than sick Douche - Someone uncool, a loser. Knarly - Cool

Also call tricks (not all the time) by their alternate names. For example: Frontside 360 heelflip - Laser flip Varial double kickflip - nightmare flip 360 flip - Tre-flip

Try being sarcastic. It's cool. Bogart- To hog something, not share (ex. (Don't bogart the chips dude) Snake- To skip or someone who skips you when skating in order (That dude is a total snake) Steeze- Style, it comes from "style with ease"( That dude has some steeze) Grommets- A Grommet or Grom is a kid (usually under the age of 12) who is usually (but not necessarily) new to skateboarding. ABD- the acronym stands for Already Been Done Max out- To do every trick on (Dude Dustin maxed out that rail so anything u do on it is ABD) Chill- To be calm/cool Chillax- To be calm/cool and relaxed